Cosmetic cream.



UNITED STATEglj ATENT OFFICE.

BEGIN Ail!) C. THOMAS AND ELENI D. THOMAS, 015 NEW YORK, N. Y.

COSMETIC CREAM.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that we, REGINALD C. THOMAS and ELnNI D. THOMAS, both citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the ounty of King; and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Composition of Matter to be Used as a Cosmetic Cream, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to a new and improved cosmetic cream, and more particularly relates to that class of creams used for increasing the flow of blood through the capillary blood vessels within the derm to bring a flush to the surface of the skin and in general resembles a rubefacieut. I

An object of our invention is to prepare a colorless cream which will perform the function of a rouge, and which does not possess the disadvantages common to the ordinary face paints or rouges, such as sealing the pores of the skin.

A further object of our invention is to provide a smooth, readily absorbed cream, which will perform the above-outlined functions, but which will greatly eliminate the usual irritating qualities and stimulate the fiow of blood through the blood vessels of the skin and produce a delicate blush on the surface of said skin.

As the basis of this cream, we make use of a marine micro-organism belonging to the genus H alz'chondria, found in the Mediterranean sea and known locally as hishaf or hishaff pulverized. This substance may be used alone by lightly rubbing the same on the skin, but we preferably use this hishaf in the form of a cream, to render the same smooth and agreeable of application, which cream is preferably formed of the following ingredients: stearic acid, 5 ounces by Weight; glycerin, 20 ounces by measure; concentrated ammonia, 1 ounce by measure; hot water, 15 ounces by measure; borax, l dram by weight, to which is added the hishaf as follows: fair complexion cream, 3 ounces by measure; dark complexion cream, 4 ounces by measure. There may also be added to the above ingredients sufficient scenting essence to render the cream fragrant, preferably four eyedropperfuls of a composition of essential oils and floral products, known in the trade asoil of cagctus. The above indicated amount of a Specification of 'Letters Patent. Application filed May 17, 1911. Serial No. 627,724.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

normal strength ammonia has been found to he just sufficient to combine with the stearic acid present, and forms ammonium stearate. The stearic acid and glycerin are beaten together while subjected to a temperature of one hundred degrees centigrade, after which the concentrated ammonia is gradually added to saponify the. stearic acid and glycerin. The hot water is mixed with the borax and added to the mixture,--the borax, to give a body to the cream, and the hot water to thinout the substance and to render the same easy of application.

\Vhile we prefer to employ the ingredients and the proportions thereof above stated, we may substitute the known equivalent for said ingredients of this composition, varying the proportions of said ingredients and in some cases omitting one or more of them, as specifically detailed in certain of the appended claims. without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A cosmetic cream containing H alz'choncZ'rz'a.

2. A cosmetic cream comprising hishaf combined with a suitable excipient.

3. A cosmetic cream comprising Hnl'iclmn- (lm'a combined with a cosmetic cream to mellow the irritating properties of the Halinhondm'a, substantially as described and for the purpose herein mentioned.

l. A cosmetic cream, comprising H aliclzonclrz'a'and a saponaceous substance, substantially as described and for the purpose herein mentioned.

5. A cosmetic cream. compris ng hishaf, ammonium steal-ate and glycerin. substantially as described and for the purpose herein mentioned.

6. A cosmetic cream, comprising Haliclzondm'a, ammonium steal-ate, glycerin and borax.

7. A cosmetic cream, consisting of Hale'- chondm'a, ammonium stearate, glycerin. borax and a scenting substance.

8. The production of a cosmetic cream for use in stimulating the flow of blood to the skin, the process consisting of beating together stearic acid and glycerin while subjected to the action of heat at a temperature sutlicient concentrated ammonia to the mirture to combine with all of the stearic acid names to this specification in the presence present; addin a hot solution of borax to of two subscribing Witnesses. the mixture 0 st'earic acid, glycerin and REGINALD C; THOMAS. ammonia Wh1le agitating the same and 5 finally adding a rubefacient and a scnting ELENI THOMAS agent to the mixture, while the latter is sub- 1 Witnesses: jected to heat and agitation. W. S. ORTON,

In testimony whereofi/we have signed our PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

